THEEGYPTIANSINVENTTHEARTOFWRITINGANDTHERECORDOFHISTORYBEGINS
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-great-grandfathersintheircaves, whilewevisitthesouthernandeasternshoresoftheMediterranean, wherestoodtheearliestschoolofthehumanrace.
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, writing, themostimportantofallinventions, , whocanonlyteachtheirkittensandtheirpuppiesafewsimplethingsandwho, becausetheycannotwrite, possessnowayinwhichtheycanmakeuseoftheexperienceofthosegenerationsofcatsanddogsthathavegonebefore.
Inthefirstcenturybeforeourera, whentheRomanscametoEgypt, "anythingforeign" -housefilledwithimportanthistoricaldocumentswhichnoonecoulddecipherandwhichwereofnoearthlyusetoeithermanorbeast.
, , quiteaccidentally, thefamousFrenchexpeditionsolvedtheproblemoftheancientEgyptianpicture-language.
OnedayayoungFrenchofficer, muchboredbythedrearylifeofhislittlefortressontheRosettariver (amouthoftheNile) ! ."Allthatisnecessary," sohereasoned, "istocomparetheGreektextwiththeEgyptianfigures, andtheywillatoncetelltheirsecrets."
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AstheancientEgyptianhieroglyphics (thewordmeans "sacredwriting") haveplayedsuchaverygreatroleinhistory, (afewoftheminmodifiedformhaveevenfoundtheirwayintoourownalphabet,) yououghttoknowsomethingabouttheingenioussystemwhichwasusedfiftycenturiesagotopreservethespokenwordforthebenefitofthecominggenerations.
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AncientEgyptian, however, , asIshalltrytoexplaintoyounow.
SupposethatyouwereChampollion, andthatyouwereexaminingastackofpapyrussheets, ."Verywell," youwouldsay, "thatmeansofcoursethatafarmerwentouttocutdownatree." ?
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